ChildNet International have launched an excellent free e-safety CD ROM aimed at parents entitled Know It All for Parents.
’A key aim of the CD-Rom is to encourage parents to have a dialogue with their children about the internet and there is special material produced by and for young people, and a special Activity Centre with quizzes and games that parents and children can play together’
You can see what it on the cd by visiting the online version on the Childnet International's parent pages.
How to order
Schools can order bulk copies of this new resource, commissioned by the DfES, from Childnet International.
To order ring DfES publication on 0845 60222 60 (or text phone 0845 60 555 60) And quote reference 00308-2007CD0-EN Stating how many you require. These will then be dispatched to you free of charge.
Childnet have agreed with PC WORLD that they will make a further 200,000 copies available free to the public through their stores from July onwards.
E-safety Pilot
You may like to handout the cds at a special evening on e-safety for parents. Details of the suggested content of such an evening and e-safety training for students will be rolled out to schools from September.
E-safety poster
London Grid for Learning have produced downloadable safety posters
E-safety - written in text language
E-Safety for Staff - ideal to put up in the staffroom
Internet Proficiency Scheme
http://www.gridclub.com/teachers/t_internet_safety.html
The following comment was received from a teacher who attended the first Textease training event:
"I have just spent a great couple of hours at a Textease training in Deal. It was an excellent seminar delivered by Doug Dickinson giving lots of ideas that anyone could take away and do in school the next day. I would recommend anyone going whether they use Textease or not. I came home and booked myself straight onto another session. I can't wait to see what other ideas Doug has."
Doug Dickinson is running free Textease hands on training events throughout the county.
Click here for more details and on how to book a place for you and your staff
Click here for all the Textease Resources
If you have attended one of the Textease events please add your evaluation to the other comments below.
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For everyone who attended the Textease in Literacy training today, here is the video of The Piano man
http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2007/05/31/the-piano-by-aidan-gibbons/
During the session delegates were shown how screenshots of the video can be copied, pasted and cropped in Textease. This was done using the Quick Time Movie version.
The Quick time movie can be downloaded here
PS.
Have you see the Kiwi video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs
Time lapse photography is where you can speed time up. You can see things such as a flower opening that we are unable to view in real time. Haworth village have created a page full of amazing examples.
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/time-lapse/thumbs.asp
The website also has a lovely nature section with beautiful photographs.
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/nature.asp